Quotes of the day

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.—-Albert Einstein

Mr. Waxman calls it a "myth" that Fannie and Freddie were the originators of the crisis. That's a red herring. Mr. Waxman's documents prove beyond doubt that Fan and Fred turbocharged the housing mania with a taxpayer-backed, Congressionally protected business model that has cost America dearly.--WSJ Editorial Board

On Election Day, I knew more about Sarah Palin's relationship with Wasilla's librarian than Senator Obama's relationship with Governor Blagojevich, whose campaign he helped run in 2002. ... Why is that? Is it because, as the media explained at the time, Obama had already been vetted and Palin hadn't?--John Ennis